The Transient Receptor Potential Channel TRPM8 Is Inhibited via the α2A Adrenoreceptor Signaling Pathway
Résumé
The transient receptor potential channel melastatin member 8 (TRPM8) is expressed in sensory neurons, where it constitutes the main receptor of environmental innocuous cold (10-25°C). Among several types of G protein-coupled receptors expressed in sensory neurons, G i-coupled ␣2A-adrenoreceptor (␣2A-AR), is known to be involved in thermoregulation; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we demonstrated that stimulation of ␣2A-AR inhibited TRPM8 in sensory neurons from rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG). In addition, using specific pharmacological and molecular tools combined with patch-clamp current recordings, we found that in heterologously expressed HEK-293 (human embryonic kidney) cells, TRPM8 channel is inhibited by the G i protein/adenylate cyclase (AC)/cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) signaling cascade. We further identified the TRPM8 S9 and T17 as two key PKA phosphorylation sites regulating TRPM8 channel activity. We therefore propose that inhibition of TRPM8 through the ␣2A-AR signaling cascade could constitute a new mechanism of modulation of thermosensation in both physiological and pathological conditions.
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